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A review by ctgt
The Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell
5.0
An excellent collection of shorts/novellas from a wide range of authors. You will find some of the usual suspects-King, Poe, Lovecraft but for me the strength of the collection was the inclusion of so many authors I have heard of but never read. [a:Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu|26930|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1410336850p2/26930.jpg], [a:Thomas M. Disch|29998|Thomas M. Disch|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1215627384p2/29998.jpg], [a:Theodore Sturgeon|12531|Theodore Sturgeon|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1211292667p2/12531.jpg], [a:Charlotte Perkins Gilman|29527|Charlotte Perkins Gilman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1238281005p2/29527.jpg], [a:Robert Hitchens|6456794|Robert Hitchens|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-ccc56e79bcc2db9e6cdcd450a4940d46.png], [a:Henry James|159|Henry James|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1202237907p2/159.jpg], [a:Oliver Onions|7215088|Oliver Onions|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1422136574p2/7215088.jpg], [a:Joyce Carol Oates|3524|Joyce Carol Oates|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1191361565p2/3524.jpg] and authors you wouldn't normally associate with horror fiction [a:Fritz Leiber|23001|Fritz Leiber|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1233439233p2/23001.jpg], [a:William Faulkner|3535|William Faulkner|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1373572902p2/3535.jpg], [a:Gene Wolfe|23069|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207670073p2/23069.jpg] and [a:Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg].
A few of my favorites;
The Autopsy Michael Shea-read it now.
Sticks Karl Edward Wagner-a long time favorite of mine.
Vandy, Vandy Manly Wade Wellman-Silver John
The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman-another unread classic for me.
A Rose for Emily William Faulkner-who knew?
The Repairer of Reputations Robert W. Chambers-The King in Yellow
If you like your horror with nuance and subtlety this is the book for you. If you're looking for gore and entrails look somewhere else.
A few of my favorites;
The Autopsy Michael Shea-read it now.
Sticks Karl Edward Wagner-a long time favorite of mine.
Vandy, Vandy Manly Wade Wellman-Silver John
The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman-another unread classic for me.
A Rose for Emily William Faulkner-who knew?
The Repairer of Reputations Robert W. Chambers-The King in Yellow
If you like your horror with nuance and subtlety this is the book for you. If you're looking for gore and entrails look somewhere else.